As many of you know, I will soon be chillaxin' with Habib out in the deserts of Iraq for a year. As many of you also know, I will be coming back to the continental U.S., specifically the Southern East Coast, to see friends and family soon. I'm writing up my itinerary for the short time I have to see everybody. Some of you I have spoken to already, ( Read more... )

If man is five,
if man is five,
if man is five,
then the Devils is six,
then the Devil is six,
then the Devil is six,
then the Devil is six,
and if the Devil is six,
then GOD IS SEVEN,
then GOD IS SEVEN,
then GOD IS SEVEN.
This monkey's gone to heaven.

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dmb

Did you know, my dear friend, your thees and thous? Did you know that 'thee' was once the informal second person, much like today's use of the word 'you.' 'Ye' was once the plural or formal singular second person, and 'you' was the plural or formal objective case ( Read more... )

I am currently in the process of tracking down my many friends who I have neglected to keep in contact with. It is tedious, in many ways. I'm hoping to see each and every one of you before I deploy, though.

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dmb

A friend of mine said to me the other day,"Dan, you're in the Army." It was a good reminder. Sometimes I forget.

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dmb

Floored by nostalgia. Numbed by the striking of just a few cords. I have unearthed my old collection of They Might Be Giants CDs and am currently importing them onto my iPod. Suddenly I'm back in seventh grade laying on the floor of my room in our house on Forest Boulevard in the Southside of Jacksonville, FL. I am slightly uncomfortable because of ( Read more... )

So, it seems that "Aqua Mosh," Plastilina Mosh's long-out-of-print first album was rereleased earlier this year. Why did no one tell me??

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dmb

The old man sat across the table, looking me over closely ( Read more... )

I had many strange dreams last night, but the final moments of my dream state have stuck with me the most. I normally set my alarm for 5:15 a.m. I don't recall the circumstances, but as I was dreaming, this voice whispered to me: 5:15 is the laziest number. I was immediately awake and looked at my clock. 5:14, it said. I laid back and laughed to ( Read more... )

Some friends and I recently hiked Olomana Ridge on the windward side of O'ahu. It's a few miles of steep incline followed by a short vertical climb that leaves you standing on a four-foot-wide slab of rock with nothing but open air and what could be a thousand-foot drop to either side. When I made it to the top and stood up, I felt an immediate ( Read more... )